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CDC, Long Beach limited study shows 1 in 3 recovered San Gabriel’s Dumpling & Beer Fest will return to COVID-19 patients report long-term symptoms Mission District Oct. 15 Local boba cafés to be featured for first time this year
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The results of a scientific study of COVID-19, conducted by the City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department), has been published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). For the study, the Health Department Epidemiology Program selected a random sample of Long Beach residents who tested positive for COVID-19. Over the course of more than a year, surveillance and interviews were conducted with those patients to identify trends in post-acute sequelae, or long COVID-19, where new, continuing or recurring symptoms occur two or more months after the initial infection. The study found that among people aged 18 years or older who had a positive COVID-19 test result, one
out of three reported at least one COVID-19 symptom two months after their positive test result. Higher rates were reported among people aged 40 years and older, females, people with pre-existing conditions and people who identify as non-Hispanic Black. According to the study, reported symptoms included loss of taste (54.1%), abnormal/loss of sense of smell (50.3%), muscle/joint pain (51.4%), fatigue (48.4%) and headache (46.4%). Researchers concluded that identifying groups disproportionately affected by long COVID-19 could help prioritize prevention and treatment strategies, including vaccination of groups at higher risk for long-term symptoms. The CDC says the finding in the report are subject “to at least seven limitations”
including a limited sample size “which resulted in large error estimates for some groups, especially for some racial/ethnic minority groups and for persons with certain preexisting conditions.” The study also did not account for socioeconomic status. The CDC also says, “it was not possible to attribute specific symptoms to SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the symptom assessment period (from 14 days before to 10 days after testing) might have included symptoms present before SARS-CoV-2 infection.” Other limitations include recall bias, participation bias, a lack of assessment on the severity of symptoms and “because persons who were incapacitated or who had died were excluded from the analysis, the results might be biased by survivorship and access to testing.” “This study was a team
effort among the Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Division and several partners,” said Nora Balanji, Health Department Epidemiology Supervisor. “We hope that our findings will guide future studies on long COVID-19 and allocate resources to improve health equity, especially among diverse communities, such as Long Beach.” “We are proud of our Health Department’s work with the CDC to publish findings that will help inform and benefit the world’s understanding of this global pandemic,” said Mayor Robert Garcia. “Our Health Department’s local response work has allowed Long Beach to become a national model in its response to the pandemic, and by also publishing this important research they have gone above and beyond the call.”
Food trucks will be at the event. | Photo courtesy of City of San Gabriel
The City of San Gabriel will host its 7th annual Dumpling & Beer Fest featuring Boba on Friday, Oct. 15 from 6–10 p.m. in the historic San Gabriel Mission District at 320 S. Mission Drive. Held in partnership with the Asian Youth Center, Dumpling & Beer Fest is San Gabriel’s local twist on Oktoberfest, featuring dumplings, food booths, food trucks, dessert booths, a craft beer garden, live entertainment
and arts and crafts for kids. New for 2021, Dumpling & Beer Fest will host offerings from local boba cafes, showcasing the region’s popular bubble tea drink. San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles-area craft breweries will be pouring, including Ogopogo Brewing, Mt. Lowe Brewing, Pacific Plate Brewing Co., 8one8
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